10/5/2023 0 Comments Bad batch aftermath review![]() ![]() They are sent on a mission to wipe out Separatist insurgents as a test of loyalty, which they fail as they meet with Saw Gerrera. The Bad Batch are put through what turns into a harrowing battle simulation as they show their skill and value to Tarkin, who is delightfully obnoxious as he evaluates their performance. Life in a new Empire seems pretty normal, almost. More emotions from Echo wouldn’t have been amiss, but the viewer still experiences the Bad Batch’s slow wonder of what the heck is going on as one of their own slowly succumbs to the chip. He’s disconnected from the other “regs” but still new to the Bad Batch. It was easy making Echo’s chip damaged from the various traumas he experienced since he was left for dead. These first fifteen minutes unite several threads from different medias into a cohesive whole even as a new narrative is spun.įor most Star Wars fans, this is not the first time we’ve seen Order 66 because we enjoy emotional torment, so the Bad Batch’s confusion is an inside secret for us. Long time Star Wars viewers of both the various shows and movies will recognize the Jedi and padawan pair as Depa Billaba and Caleb Dume. The moment becomes a horrific nod to the Jedis’ sentiment towards their weapon: this is your life–don’t lose it. A hand falls to the side, still loosely holding a lightsaber, which clatters to the floor and is left behind by the clones transporting the body. A body on a stretcher, face hidden by a sheet, passes them by. Though the viewer witnesses another Jedi and padawan pair become target practice for the clones, a truly understated moment of grief and loss occurs when the Bad Batch returns to Kamino. The Bad Batch becomes a neat narrative device to experience this from the clones’ point of view, in a way that couldn’t necessarily happen with Captain Rex and Ahsoka on The Clone Wars. The episode opens where The Clone Wars ended: Order 66. Though they are described as being more competent than an army, most of the genetically standard clones carry some disdain for the Bad Batch. They call the clone troopers “regs” to denote they are “regular” clones as opposed to defective. The Bad Batch are so named because they are genetically defected in a way that gives them enhanced skills. At the end of that episode arc, Echo, long thought dead from a previous season, is revealed to be alive and joins their ranks. The Bad Batch characters still star Hunter, Tech, Wrecker, and Crosshair, who were all introduced in the beginning episodes of The Clone Wars season 7. ![]() I’m always delighted when Star Wars takes advantage of May the Fourth, and today was no exception with the premier of The Bad Batch on Disney+. Review: ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch: Aftermath’
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